When we featured New Zealand’s After the Party in our Global Breakouts slot, we were hanging our hat on a low-budget psychological family drama making waves in Australiasia. In this case, we were right.
Though the series first launched on TVNZ over a year ago and then in Australia on the ABC, it has been dominating headlines in the TV sections of British newspapers after launching on Channel 4.
The first episode on Channel 4 consolidated to 1.5 million viewers and 7.1% share on linear, growing further to 1.6 million viewers with online viewing included for the first seven days. It is the most popular show on Channel 4’s online platform, and Robyn Malcolm‘s starring role has been lauded by several publications. The Guardian‘s review claimed it was “no overstatement to say that this great performance ranks among the best television portrayals in years, from anywhere in the world.”
